Frederick L. Voigt ran the good-government group Committee of Seventy for 25 years and worked another 11 years for the city commissioners.

Mr. Lingham knew how to engage an audience. He told a story about being chased by a mean dog while delivering the mail. It was so funny that tears ran down the cheeks of listeners, his daughter said.

Relatives. Friends. Neighbors. Colleagues. People met here for the first time. All are connected by a shared tragedy: They are victims of COVID-19, the disease that has killed thousands in the Philadelphia area. Here are some of their stories.

Mrs. Mazaud was able to balance her fashion career and home life so that her children never felt deprived or ignored. There was a hot meal for them every night.

He made everybody he knew feel like they were his best friend.

Dr. Carey would have you believe he was, first and foremost, a pediatrician in Media. In fact, he conducted research in child behavior that drew a national and international audience.

It’s not clear when or where he was infected, but he was hospitalized less than two weeks after attending President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., in June.

One time, dressed in his tuxedo, he left Vita on their way to a show to break up a robbery. She went on, and he made it to the theater by the second act.

The rapper, who performed as Malik B., has died at age 47. He played a prominent role on the group’s early albums “Organix” and “Illadelphia Halflife” in the 1990s.

Mr. Winter loved all art but was especially fond of designing medals and commemorative coins. “A penny is more than loose change,” he told the New York Times. “You are carrying around a little piece of sculpture all the time.”

Pastor Robinson advocated the Golden Rule but changed it slightly. “Treat others better than they treat you,” she liked to say.

His songs for the Spinners were elegant, captivating Top 40 audiences in the 1970s and standing the test of time. He made much more confrontational music with Nat Turner Rebellion, with song titles like “Can’t Go On Living” and “Tribute To A Slave.”

Mrs. Freedman often counseled workers who felt trapped in jobs they didn't like. She helped them identify their interests and then guided - not pushed - them along on a more satisfying career path. Some were so grateful they cried.